Committee Report

From Tiff

In January the Seattle Police Department changed the boundaries of its precincts. For the houseboat community the most significant change is that south of Lynn Street will now be the West Precinct, no longer the East. This divides the Eastlake community into two precincts. Each SPD Precinct conducts monthly meetings to encourage ongoing communication with the neighborhoods they serve. Susan Jenkins has stepped up to represent the FHA at the East Precinct meetings, Kathy Kimball has volunteered to represent us at the North Precinct meetings and I will do my best to cover the West Precinct meetings. Thank you to Susan and Kathy for doing this for the good of our entire neighborhood. All are welcome at these meetings so if you are ever inspired to go get a hold of one of us and we will give you the date, time and place of the next meeting for your precinct.

From Giff:

Seattle Police Harbor Patrol Advisory Council: Your FHA Safety & Security Committee holds a permanent seat on the Advisory Council which in addition to the FHA, consists of law enforcement, USCG, shoreline businesses, and waterfront interests such as Kenmore Air and Argosy Tours. We meet bimonthly to discuss issues and solutions common to member interests. We are occasionally joined by Seattle Fire Department representatives. Meeting updates will be posted in this space every couple of months, especially those of interest to houseboaters.